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111stake race — noun a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race • Hypernyms: ↑horse race * * * noun also stakes race : a horse race in which the money stake or prize offered is the total contributed by the… …
112stake truck — noun : a truck having a stake body * * * a truck or trailer with a stake body, as for hauling farm animals or feed bags. Cf. flatbed. [1925 30] * * * stake truck, a flat bed truck having brackets or sockets around the edge of the platform so that …
113stake-driver — Bittern Bit tern, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Botaurus}, allied to the herons, of various species. [1913 Webster] Note: The common European bittern is {Botaurus… …
114stake truck — noun Date: 1907 a truck having a stake body called also stake bed truck …
115stake boat — noun : a boat moored to mark the course and especially the starting point in a race * * * 1. an anchored boat to which barges or other boats are temporarily moored. 2. an anchored boat used as a turning point in races. [1880 85] * * * stake boat… …
116stake horse — noun 1. : a horse that runs chiefly in stake races 2. : a horse of superior quality * * * a horse that is regularly entered in stake races. [1890 95, Amer.] …
117stake net — noun : a net held in position by stakes : trap net * * * stake net noun A net hung on stakes • • • Main Entry: ↑stake …
118stake·out — /ˈsteıkˌaʊt/ noun, pl outs [count] : a situation in which the police secretly watch a place in order to look for illegal activity The drug deal was witnessed during a stakeout of the building. The police were on a stakeout. see also stake out at… …
119stake-bed truck — noun see stake truck …
120stake net — 1) a gill net hung on stakes, a stake gill net, often in tidal waters 2) a pound net, weir or bag net supported by stakes …
